Shackman, Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Lawrence |
Surname | Shackman |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | AFC, KCVSA |
Date of Death | 31-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Sophia Shackman, of Westminster, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM181 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 5A. N. 13-14. |
Epitaph | THOSE WE LOVE NEVER DIE, ONLY WHEN WE FORGET THEM IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 78858 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Entrance, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 692 Sqn and 35 Sqn which flew from RAF Graveley during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
King's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air awarded January 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2363/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-10-1944 |
End Date | 01-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. One of 49 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss |